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• 11 Amazingly Cool Hybrid Animals
• Burger King’s Planning to Try Out Delivery Services
• Would You Visit The Hello Kitty Restaurant?
• The World’s Happiest Doggy
• Leslie Hall Amigurumi
• Heavy Metal God In The Form Of An 8 Year Old Girl
• The Strange Stories Told By Mexican Novela Cover Art
• My Litttle Pony Dragon Mod Invades Skyrim
• What Happens To Your Body After Death? Ask A Mortician!
• The Wine That Tastes About 4 Billion Years Old
• Beautifully Inaccurate 19th Century Astronomy Illustrations
• The Land Ruled By Women
• The Complete Star Wars Uncut
• Father and Son Adventure Time Cosplay
• Air-Lubricated Ships Blow Bubbles out the Bottom
• The Ancient Tale of a Great Hero Who Fixed the Family’s Internet Connection
• Seagull Rescued from Power Lines
• Beavis and Butt-Head in Real Life Are Horrifying
• Man With Double Hearts Got Double Heart Attacks
• What Do The Chinese Think About SOPA?
• Creepy Chinese Gundam Seed Knockoff
• Should Perfumes Be Banned?
• It’s Good To Have A Dashboard Camera
• Meanwhile, in the Dominican Republic
• Calling Cards of Chicago Gangs
• Are Women People?
• Sandwich Artist
• Saving Venice with Sea Water
• Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor
• Squirrel Steals Cookie
• Jim Henson’s Lost Screenplay, Now In Graphic Novel Form!
• A Tuskegee Airman Speaks
• Obama Sings

11 Amazingly Cool Hybrid Animals Posted: 21 Jan 2012 01:01 AM PST From wolphins to ligers to beefalos, hybrid animals may not be true species yet, but they are still fascinating both biologically and visually. The Daily Beast has a great article featuring twelve such species with some cool photos to go along with them. Enjoy! Link

Burger King’s Planning to Try Out Delivery Services Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:52 AM PST Sometimes getting in your car and going down the street is just too much work, but you still have to eat at some point. That’s why Burger King is planning to try out a delivery service in certain U.S. markets. Presumably, if the plan goes well there, the service will expand to the rest of the U.S. Would you order delivery from BK or would you rather just head over to the drive through? Link Via The Consumerist Image Via scriptingnews [Flickr]

Would You Visit The Hello Kitty Restaurant? Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:35 AM PST There’s a Hello Kitty hospital and a Hello Kitty jet, so it was only a matter of time before Hello Kitty made her way into a restaurant theme. Hello Kitty seems to be something you either love or hate, so if you ended up in Beijing, would you take the time to dine in the sickly sweet pink dining room? Link Via BuzzFeed

The World’s Happiest Doggy Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:27 AM PST (Video Link) This might just be the happiest the dog I’ve ever seen online…which is saying a lot. Via Laughing Squid

Leslie Hall Amigurumi Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:22 AM PST While we haven’t posted much about Miss Leslie Hall, if you’ve been following YouTube memes over the last few years, then you’ll immediately recognize this knitted amigurumi version of her. Link Via Crafty is Cool

Heavy Metal God In The Form Of An 8 Year Old Girl Posted: 21 Jan 2012 12:14 AM PST (YouTube Link) This 8 year old girl is about to change the world of heavy metal forever, by bringing some refreshingly new subject matter to the scene-household pets. Watch as Juliet gets hardcore singing about how much she loves her goldfish, and her dog, don’t even think about messing with her dog, or she’ll jump off the trampoline and stomp you out! Warning- this video is seriously cute! –via Geekologie

The Strange Stories Told By Mexican Novela Cover Art Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST Judging by the artwork from Mexican Novelas, pulp novels that Latin America eats up like literary junk food, these stories are as terrifying as they are hilarious. Full of masked wrestlers, shadowy demonic forces, Frankenbirds and Yetis, these stories would make a person suffering from paranoid schizophrenia feel sane in comparison. The only thing you’re missing out on by not being able to read these stories for yourself is the story behind each panel, so head to the i09 link below and read the clever descriptions Cyriaque Lamar has come up for them all, or make some up for yourself and write your own SuperNovela. Link

My Litttle Pony Dragon Mod Invades Skyrim Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:35 PM PST (YouTube Link) Man, the dragons in the video game Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim sure are colorful these days! With the recent invasion of a Macho Man Randy Savage dragon, and now these scaly beasts that look suspiciously like characters from My Little Pony, I don’t know whether to shoot the buggers down, or open my arms wide and wait for a big old hug! –via Topless Robot

What Happens To Your Body After Death? Ask A Mortician! Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:57 PM PST (YouTube Link) This entertaining and insightful web series by mortician Caitlin Doughty answers the questions we are afraid to ask, or never really wanted to know, in case the answers make us even more afraid of death. In episode 5 she answers what happens to our bodies in space, if cremating a larger person creates a grease fire, and how often people ask for parts of their loved ones before they’re cremated. It’s a ghastly good time, even if the subject matter makes you feel a bit queasy… –via The Mary Sue

The Wine That Tastes About 4 Billion Years Old Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:43 PM PST Meteorito is the wine with the taste of outer space right in the bottle! That’s because it’s made using a 4.5 billion year old meteorite, that was found in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, to help enhance the flavor with the taste of Uranus. Betcha saw that one coming, didn’t ya? All kidding aside, this wine is the result of astronomer Ian Hutcheon’s quest to bring his two loves-space and wine, together in a way that can be enjoyed by all. But, if you want to taste this meteoric wine for yourself, you’ll have to make the trip down to his observatory in Chile to get your hands on a bottle. Link

Beautifully Inaccurate 19th Century Astronomy Illustrations Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:29 PM PST These are the kind of astronomical illustrations that led to what we now know as space porn, beautiful views of space that really get those juices flowing, scientifically speaking of course. This set of illustrations by French illustrator/astronomer Etienne Leopold Trouvelot is part stargazer’s perspective, part wishful thinking, with a dash of psychedelics thrown in to enhance the vision. They’re beautiful despite their lack of scientific accuracy, and they’re available for viewing via the New York Public Library Digital Gallery. Link  –via i09

The Land Ruled By Women Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:17 PM PST In 2012, and Keith Pariat is fighting for equal rights for men in Meghalaya, India. You read that right: men. See, in that part of the world, women rule: Mr Pariat, who ignored age-old customs by taking his father's surname is adamant that matriliny is breeding generations of Khasi men who fall short of their inherent potential, citing alcoholism and drug abuse among its negative side-effects. "If you want to know how much the Khasis favour women just take a trip to the labour ward at the hospital," he says. "If it's a girl, there will be great cheers from the family outside. If it's a boy, you will hear them mutter politely that, 'Whatever God gives us is quite all right.'" Timothy Allen wrote the intriguing article over at the BBC: Link

The Complete Star Wars Uncut Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:44 PM PST (Video Link) It’s finally here! Star Wars Uncut is a crowdsourced fan re-creation of Episode IV. Casey Pugh, the humanitarian responsible for the project, divided the entire movie into 472 15-second segments. Fans volunteered to make those segments, which Pugh then compiled. Legal issues prevented the immediate release of the finished product, but now you can watch the entire movie in one video. Official Website -via Nerd Bastards

Father and Son Adventure Time Cosplay Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:36 PM PST Thus it always was: Finn was born to adventure and Jake to help him. Here are Fashionably Geek reader Chris and his son in their simple but effective costumes. Finn doesn’t stay this size. No, he gets much bigger. Link

Air-Lubricated Ships Blow Bubbles out the Bottom Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:12 PM PST To reduce drag on the hull, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ new design blows bubbles from holes positioned on the bottom of the ship. This change reduces fuel expenditure, and therefore CO2 emissions and cost. The agricultural conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland has ordered three such ships, which should be finished in 2014. Link -via DVICE| Image: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

The Ancient Tale of a Great Hero Who Fixed the Family’s Internet Connection Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:49 PM PST If you’re the one person in a family that knows basic computer maintenance, you’ll pay for it. Oh, you will pay. But generations to follow will remember your heroic deeds. They will name children after you and repeat your legends to awe-struck audiences. Come, now, and hear the tale of one such giant of a man, as told by Mike Lacher: But then one gray morning did Internet Explorer 6 no longer load The Google. Refresh was clicked, again and again, but still did Internet Explorer 6 not load The Google. Perhaps The Google was broken, the people thought, but then The Yahoo too did not load. Nor did Hotmail. Nor USAToday.com. The land was thrown into panic. Internet Explorer 6 was minimized then maximized. The Compaq Presario was unplugged then plugged back in. The old mouse was brought out and plugged in beside the new mouse. Still, The Google did not load. Some in the kingdom thought the cause of the darkness must be the Router. Little was known of the Router, legend told it had been installed behind the recliner long ago by a shadowy organization known as Comcast. Others in the kingdom believed it was brought by a distant cousin many feasts ago. Concluding the trouble must lie deep within the microchips, the people of 276 Fernadale Street did despair and resign themselves to defeat. Link -via Kottke | Photo: Flickr user tawalker

Seagull Rescued from Power Lines Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:28 PM PST (Video Link) The poor fellow in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia got his head stuck between two power lines. But linemen swooped in and rescued him. Link -via Blame It on the Voices

Beavis and Butt-Head in Real Life Are Horrifying Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:18 PM PST Huhhhh. Huhhhh. This is stupid. But cool. Special effects artist Kevin Kirkpatrick created realistic busts of the titular characters of Beavis and Butt-Head. Let’s look at the other photos at the link, then set them on fire. Link | Kirkpatrick’s MySpace Page

Man With Double Hearts Got Double Heart Attacks Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST There's something unusual about the X-ray above of a man who went to an Italian hospital's emergency room: he had two hearts, and he got double heart attacks! It turned out that a few years earlier, the man had undergone a procedure known as a heterotopic heart transplant. Unlike an orthotopic transplant, in which one organ is removed and another put in its place, a heterotopic transplant pairs a new organ with a diseased one. [...] In the case of the ailing Italian, reported in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, the transplant team had mated his new heart with his malfunctioning old one. Chambers and blood vessels of the two hearts were married so that the new heart could support the old one. But there’s a risk, explained Vukmir. “You can develop two independent heart rhythms, especially in a scenario where one heart gets a little better,” he said. Link

What Do The Chinese Think About SOPA? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST A lot of people have compared the Internet censorship bills SOPA and PIPA with the Great Firewall of China, but how are the recent anti-SOPA protests viewed by those most affected by Internet censorship? Beijing-based Evan Osnos wrote about how the Chinese people view SOPA: In China, the reaction to American protests has ranged from sympathy to gentle Schadenfreude, as Chinese Web users try to sort out whether they are being held up as victims or patsies or pirates. After several years in which American diplomats have inveighed against Internet censorship in China, the proposals have inspired a bit of snickering. “The Great Firewall turns out to be a visionary product; the American government is trying to copy us,” one commentator wrote. A Chinese message making the rounds on Thursday said: “At last, the planet is becoming unified: We are ahead of the whole world, and the ‘American imperialists’ are racing to catch up.” Link Ah, and in case you were wondering, yes, SOPA was animated by the Taiwanese a while ago.

Creepy Chinese Gundam Seed Knockoff Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:08 PM PST (YouTube Link) In China, copyright violations and giant robots go hand in hand, and apparently one of the best birthday gifts you can receive is a starring role in this creepy knockoff of the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. With the cast from Monsters Vs. Aliens cast as the villains, and the creepy birthday boy piloting the giant Gundam mechanized armor, it’s so cheesy that the MPAA are likely to turn a blind eye to their unlawful use of these character likenesses *cough**yeah right**cough* –via Kotaku

Should Perfumes Be Banned? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:14 PM PST Ever get a headache from smelling someone's overly-strong perfume? Well, then you'd probably appreciate what New Hampshire state representative Michele Peckham is trying to do. She has introduced a bill to ban state employees from wearing perfumes while on the job: State representative Michele Peckham is sponsoring House Bill 1444 which hopes to ban state employees who work with the public from wearing perfume. Apparently a constituent with extreme allergies approached Peckham with the proposal. "It may seem silly, but it's a health issue," Peckham told the Union Leader. "Many people have violent reactions to strong scents." Link Previously on Neatorama: Should Wearing Pajamas in Public Be Banned?

It’s Good To Have A Dashboard Camera Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:24 AM PST (YouTube link) It’s especially good when something like this happens. The scam artists in the BMW backed up and caused the “accident,” but anyone coming in afterward would assume that the front car was rear-ended. Notice the moment when our driver points out that all this is being recorded. -via reddit

Meanwhile, in the Dominican Republic Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:10 AM PST Where do you go to buy things to decorate your walls? Wall*Mart, of course! Buzzfeed’s Mike Hayes took this picture in the Dominican Republic. Link

Calling Cards of Chicago Gangs Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST Everybody needs business cards, even street gangs! In the late '70s and '80s, gang members in Chicago gave out these calling cards with handdrawn logos to introduce themselves to others, and either to intimidate or to impress with their stylish flair. Link | More at Gang Cards - via Flavorwire

Are Women People? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:07 AM PST Are Women People? is a book of poetry by Alice Duer Miller, published in 1915. Lili Loofbourow downloaded the book through Project Gutenberg and was delighted to find that it was a book of satirical suffragist poetry, and passed along several of the passages to us. Here is a excerpt from the poem called Women: I went into a factory to earn my daily bread: Men said: “The home is woman’s sphere.” “I have no home,” I said. But when the men all marched to war, they cried to wife and maid, “Oh, never mind about the home, but save the export trade.” For it’s women this and women that, and home’s the place for you, But it’s patriotic angels when there’s outside work to do, There’s outside work to do, my dears, there’s outside work to do, It’s patriotic angels when there’s outside work to do. Read the rest of it, and more poetry of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, at The Hairpin. Link -via Metafilter

Sandwich Artist Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:48 AM PST Growing up, Brittany Powell of Low-Commitment Projects probably didn't listen to her mom not to play with her food ... and that's a good thing! She has just created a series called Sandwich Artist, which pays homage to some of the world's most famous artworks. Can you guess which is what? Link - via Laughing Squid

Saving Venice with Sea Water Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:26 AM PST Venice is sinking very slowly -only about two inches every 100 years. But worse, the Adriatic sea is rising around Venice as well. A proposed plan to save the Italian city involves “inflating” its porous foundation with sea water to raise the whole town about a foot. Forty billion gallons of water would need to be pumped! Read more about the plan at National Geographic News. Link -Thanks, Marilyn! (Image credit: Jim Richardson/National Geographic)

Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:53 AM PST John Cheese at Cracked posted a list called The 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor, but also pointed out that they are perfectly rational from the vantage point of someone who does not have the choices that come with financial solvency. They would seem stupid to anyone who hasn’t been there, done that. For example, the food you grew up eating was determined by price and preservatives. Forget about fresh produce or fresh baked goods or fresh anything. Canned vegetables are as cheap as a gang tattoo, and every poor person I knew (including myself) had them as a staple of their diet. Fruit was the same way. Canned peaches could be split between three kids for half the cost of fresh ones, and at the end you had the extra surprise of pure, liquefied sugar to push you into full-blown hyperglycemia. If it wasn’t canned, it was frozen. TV dinners, pot pies, chicken nuggets … meals that can be frozen forever, and preparation isn’t more complicated than “Remove from box. Nuke. Eat.” Because of that, by week two, half of everything we bought would be freezer burned. Just like with the canned food, you grow up thinking that this is the way it’s supposed to taste. It’s not that you grow to like it, necessarily, but you do grow to expect it. This is not the humorous Cracked article you may expect, but the text is still NSFW. Link

Squirrel Steals Cookie Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:50 AM PST (YouTube link) If you leave your kitchen window open, you must expect to have encounters like this every so often. Maybe next time you buy Tupperware, you should check the label to make sure the seal is squirrel-resistant. -via Arbroath

Jim Henson’s Lost Screenplay, Now In Graphic Novel Form! Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:30 AM PST Jim Henson’s career wasn’t just The Muppets. He and writing partner Jerry Juhl worked on a project on and off over the years. The story Tale of Sand was adapted by Ramón Pérez and is now available in graphic novel form! Read a review of it at mental_floss. Link

A Tuskegee Airman Speaks Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:57 AM PST George Lucas' new movie Red Tails open today, about the exploits of the unit known as the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II. Before you see it, read the real story of Tuskegee Airman Dr. Roscoe Brown. "The most difficult part is something that the movie refers to: overcoming the negative beliefs about blacks that we couldn't do certain things. Our training was relatively fair; however, once we went into combat, initially they didn't want us to be in the high-responsibility positions escorting the bombers. Once they realized they were losing so many bombers, they wanted as many people as possible to escort them; we were given that mission, and we did it extremely well. Then, once people began to hear about us, they said, 'We want those guys, they're really good!' We were probably as good as many of the white pilots, but many of the white pilots would leave the bombers and shoot down planes to become heroes; our commander insisted that we stay with the bombers, which is why the bombers would like seeing our Red Tails flying over them. Brown also talks about how he came to be a pilot, some close calls, and the indignities the Airmen endured in the military. Link

Obama Sings Posted: 20 Jan 2012 05:59 AM PST (YouTube link) President Obama welcomed Rev. Al Green to a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in New York yesterday with a few notes of “Let’s Stay Together.” It sounds like this was the result of a dare, but it’s still nice to know our Commander in Chief can carry a tune for at least a short time. Link -via Buzzfeed

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